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TIL The first black pilot in history was an Ottoman colonel named Ahmet Ali Çelikten

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Ydx7 TIL from 1993 to 2008, the same DNA was discovered at 40 different crime scenes in Europe, leading to the investigation of the “Phantom of Heilbronn”, which turned out to be a woman working in a cotton swab factory who inadvertently contaminated the swabs with her own DNA.
GAyj4 TIL the 2021 Ig Nobel prize in medicine was for a study that found 'sex with orgasm' to be an effective nasal decongestant. According to the research, it was just as effective at clearing nasal obstructions as a commercial decongestant for at least 60 minutes.
y1O8 TIL of the Havasupai people, a Native American tribe who have lived in the Grand Canyon for over 800 years.
mxY9P TIL In 1866 The Liechtenstein Army sent 80 soldiers to war, but 81 returned. None of the 80 soldiers were harmed and they picked up an Italian "friend" on the way back.
w0R6 TIL There was scandal that came to light in 2008 which involved judges giving harsh sentences to young people over relatively harmless crimes for kickbacks from private prison owners.